Ahead of the 2027 presidential election, a former governor
of Abia State, Orji Uzor Kalu has said non of Atiku Abubakar, Goodluck Jonathan
or Peter Obi can stop president Tinubu from winning second term.
The former Abia State governor, Kalu, is confident of
President Bola Tinubu’s re-election in 2027.
The Abia state politician also warned Jonathan against
contesting, saying he is constitutionally banned from doing so.
Kalu, who represents Abia North Senatorial District in the
National Assembly, stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s
Politics Today.
According to Kalu, an All Progressives Congress (APC)
chieftain, the President has done well to turn around the nation’s economy.
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decision – Uzor-Kalu
Speaking further the former governor, said the former
president Olusegun, was trying to distort history for lying that he did not
seek a third term while in office.
Kalu pointed out that Obasanjo told him personally that he
wanted to run for office again after the expiration of his two terms, in which
he objected instantly, because it was unconstitutional and would have plagued
the country into crisis.
He dismissed recent comment by Obasanjo on the issue,
stressing that several governors and individuals who the former president
confided him about his third term ambition were still alive and could be
consulted.
He also stated that United States was crucial in the
aborting of the third term ambition of Obasanjo, saying that several meeting
was held with key politicians on the issue.
“Obasanjo told me personally that he wanted a third term and
I objected to such plan because it was undemocratic and again the constitution
of Nigeria.
“He can’t deny that, he is trying to rewrite history that is
why he is denying now. I wish his late wife was alive today.
“There are some several politicians that he told, governors
then that are still alive today and can be consulted. Why was he fighting
Odili? Why did he remove Wabara? What he is saying is not true”, Kalu said.
The federal lawmaker also lamented the continued
marginalisation of the Igbo in the country, stressing that the Igbo’s have not
been fully integrated into the country’s since after the civil war in the 70s.
He noted that he was interested in ruling the country and
remain the only man from South Eastern Nigeria that can do that, but added that
for now he was fully backing President Tinubu to emerge the candidate of the
APC.
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